Ballard Seattle Mugs
Description: Zesto’s opened their doors in 1952 across the street from Seattle's Ballard High School, and quickly became a favorite place for students to grab a bite and hang out. This classic burger joint featured a menu of burgers and fries, as well as shakes and sodas, and served them up for over 60 years. In the late '80s, Zesto's upped their landmark game by hoisting a '57 Bel Air onto the roof, a move that quickly eclipsed the actual name of the restaurant as people identified it as 'that classic car burger place.'
Description: Celebrate the legendary Jimothy with this bold vintage-inspired graphic featuring Seattle's beloved urban raccoon in the heart of Ballard. Crisp vector styling, iconic local landmarks, and eye-catching typography make it a standout design for t-shirts, stickers, posters, and more. A perfect gift for raccoon lovers, Seattle fans, wildlife enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates quirky local legends.
Description: Meet Jimothy, the ultimate local icon of Ballard, Washington! This retro sunset graphic features everyone's favorite chunky trash panda strutting through the Pacific Northwest. Perfect for Seattle locals, Washington state residents, raccoon enthusiasts, and lovers of funny retro animal art.
Description: Founded in 1889, the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company (SCLMC) was one of the many mills that helped transform Seattle into the lumber capital of the Pacific Northwest. Located on Salmon Bay, the company milled Western red cedar, a wood prized for its natural resistance to rot and insects and widely used for shingles, siding, poles, and boatbuilding. The mill benefited from the region's abundant old-growth forests and easy access to rail and maritime shipping, allowing its products to reach customers throughout the US and overseas. Like many early Seattle lumber mills, the company played a key role in the city's rapid growth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, supplying the lumber that literally built the city.
Description: Bop Street Records first opened on Seattle's Aurora Avenue in 1979, later moved to Ballard Ave in 1984, and moved again in 2010, though just a few blocks away to Market Street. The store was a favorite with collectors who loved finding rare gems among Bop Street's extensive 500,000 recordings, but was also just a great place to stop in to buy records. Bop Street's prestige extended well beyond Seattle’s borders, being named as one of the best five record stores in the country, though sadly, global events of 2020 forced the store to close several years ahead of the owner's intended retirement.
Description: Rain City Video opened its doors in Seattle's eclectic Ballard neighborhood in 1988, serving the city for nearly 30 years before calling it quits. With a collection that approached 40,000 titles, Rain City had more to offer than the Blockbuster stores of years gone by and certainly more than any streaming service, making them a true gem for lovers of movies and TV. Stocking everything from big name flicks to obscure indy productions, Rain City Video had something for everyone across their three Seattle locations, truly living up to their 'never a cloudy day' mantra.
Description: Graphic featuring the viral Jimothy raccoon, designed for Seattle residents, fans of Ballard's local legends, and internet animal meme lovers. This design is perfect for people with a sense of humor who follow current trends and look for apparel referencing real, unusual internet phenomena.
Description: The legend of Jimothy continues! This gorgeous, high-quality watercolor illustration features our favorite sneaky "trash panda" carefully balancing on a wooden fence, paired with the hilariously absurd name, "Jimothy." Seamlessly blending beautiful, classic wildlife art with ironic internet meme humor, this design is perfect for nature lovers who do not take themselves too seriously. A uniquely funny gift for raccoon enthusiasts, Gen-Z humor fans, and anyone who loves giving wild animals silly human names. Grab this sneaky little guy as a premium graphic tee, coffee mug, or die-cut laptop sticker!
Description: Get ready for a laugh with this hilarious alien and raccoon design. Perfect for fans of quirky humor and animal lovers, this vintage-style tee is out of this world. Show your love for Seattle's unique culture with this comfortable and funny shirt.
Alien Meets Jimothy Raccoon Funny Vintage T-Shirt - Seattle Ballard Humor Mug
by Ridre Cognize
$13 $18
Description: Meet Jimothy. He is just a beautifully painted, highly detailed watercolor raccoon clinging to a tree, but his name is Jimothy, and he takes his job very seriously. This hilarious design perfectly combines stunning wildlife art with absurd, ironic internet humor. Featuring gorgeous watercolor textures, paint splatters, and a beautifully textured font for a very silly name, this graphic is the ultimate conversation starter. A fantastic and quirky gift for trash panda enthusiasts, nature lovers with a weird sense of humor, and anyone who appreciates a top-tier animal meme. Perfect for graphic tees, coffee mugs, and die-cut stickers!
